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- a new version of software when a new version of software includes improved functionality and/or improved diagnostic capabilities relative to an older version of the software, it is often desirable to replace the older version of software with the newer, improved version of software.
- a spare or replacement component that has already been programmed with an older version of software is introduced into a system whose other components utilize a newer version of the software, then it may be desirable to modify the spare component to replace its older software version with the newer software version used in the other system components so that, for example, all system components are executing the same version of software.
- remote source 11 is connected by communication bus 23 to data processor 13 and performs a remote software download via bus 23 into program memory 15 of data processor 13.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the effect of the remote software download of FIG. 1. More specifically, the currently executing software SWc is executed by execution portion 21 of data processor 13 until the downloaded software SWd is downloaded from the remote source 11, at which time SWd begins to be executed by execution portion 21. Because the system already provides bus 23 for communication between the remote source 11 and data processor 13, and because the geographic location of data processor 13 may make it difficult to physically or manually access data processor 13, the bus 23 is advantageously used to perform the remote software download to data processor 13.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 respectively illustrate relevant portions of SWc and SWd in diagrammatic fashion.
- SWc and SWd are different versions of software.
- SWc includes a data handler portion 31 which handles data from data memory 17 of FIG. 1 differently than does the data handler portion 41 of SWd in FIG. 4.
- the data accessed at 33 by data handler 31 of SWc in FIG. 3 will not necessarily be compatible with the data handler 41 of SWd in FIG. 4, and the data accessed at 43 by data handler 41 of SWd will not necessarily be compatible with the data handler 31 of SWc in FIG. 3.
- each of the different data handlers 31 and 41 of respective software versions SWc and SWd may require a different data format than the other one and/or may require a different data memory layout (or configuration) than the other one.
- the accessed data in FIGS. 3 and 4 can be, for example, a database, a volatile memory such as a RAM, a non-volatile memory such as flash memory, floppy disk or hard disk, or a file format.
- SWc may require the accessed data to have a different format than is required by SWd, and SWc may require the data memory 17 to be configured differently than the memory configuration required by SWd.
- replacing SWc with SWd by remote download as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 will often result in SWd attempting to access a data memory 17 whose data format and memory configuration is not compatible with that required by SWd.
- FIG. 5 illustrates the download control of SWc. Recall from FIG. 2 that SWc is executing on data processor 13 until SWd is downloaded from remote source 11.
- the download control portion 50 of SWc receives and stores the SWd download at 51, and awaits at 53 a command from the remote source 11 to allow SWd to begin execution.
- SWc at 55 causes data processor 13 to restart, running SWd.
- FIG. 6 illustrates the download reformat portion 60 of SWd.
- SWd determines whether or not it supports the current database (DB) format, which in most cases it will because it is a newer version of software than SWc. Nevertheless, if SWd does not support the current database format, then SWd, which is capable of handling the SWc format of the database, simply reformats the database to its preferred format at 63.
- SWd determines whether or not it supports the current memory configuration, which in most causes it will because it is a newer version of software than SWc. Nevertheless, if SWd does not support the current memory configuration, it uses its capability to handle the SWc memory configuration and simply changes the configuration to its own preferred configuration at 67.
- Another conventional approach is to update the data handler of every existing version of software whenever a new version of software with a different data handler and different data format and data configuration requirements is released. This is of course very costly and time consuming for the software vendor. Moreover, it is difficult to get such updated software into use in all customer systems.
- the customer does not want to "disturb" a system more than absolutely needed, which may force the supplier to provide system components which each have a different software version pre-programmed therein but are otherwise identical.
- the supplier must then keep track of which software version is used by which customer, and deliver equipment with that customer's software version programmed therein in order to avoid the above-described process of replacing a newer software version with an older software version when the equipment is installed in the system. This requirement of providing various equipments with different software versions therein and keeping track of which software versions are used by which customer systems adds more complexity to production of the equipment, which is very costly and time consuming for the supplier.
- the present invention provides for remote downloading of an older version of software to replace a newer version of software wherein the downloaded older version of software encounters a data format and memory configuration with which it is compatible.
- the technique of the present invention does not require manual intervention at the site of the data memory, does not require updating the data handler of every existing version of software whenever a new version of software is released, and does not require the data handler of the first version of software to meet all data handling, data formatting and memory configuration needs of every subsequent version of the software released in the future.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional distributed computer system wherein software from a source located remotely away from a data processor is downloaded into a program memory of the data processor.
- FIG. 2 illustrates conceptually the effect of downloading software from the remote source into the data processor of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the data handler portion and accessed data associated with the current software version shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 illustrates the data handler portion and accessed data associated with the downloaded software version shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a conventional download control portion of the current software version of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a conventional download reformat portion of the downloaded software version illustrated in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of a download control portion to be executed by the current software version according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of a download reformat portion to be executed by the downloaded software according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 illustrates pertinent portions of all new software versions according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 illustrates diagrammatically a cellular telephone system incorporating the software download techniques of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 illustrates one of the base station controllers and one of the base transceiver stations of FIG. 10 in greater detail.
- Example FIG. 7 illustrates a download control routine 70 to be executed by the currently executing software SWc, according to the present invention.
- the downloaded software SWd is received and stored.
- SWc waits for a command from the remote source 11 to begin execution of SWd.
- Swc determines at 75 whether or not SWd is an older software version than is SWc. This can be determined, for example, by comparing a status field in SWd with a corresponding status field in SWc.
- SWc at 77 causes the data processor to restart, running SWd. If the downloaded software SWd is older than the currently running software SWd, then SWc, by virtue of being a later version than SWd, determines at 79 whether or not the database is supported by SWd. If the database is not supported by SWd, then SWc reformats the database at 72. At 74, SWc determines whether or not SWd supports the current memory configuration. If SWd does not support the current memory configuration, then SWc at 76 changes the memory configuration to be compatible with SWd. Thus, SWc reformats the database only if necessary for compatibility with SWd, and SWc changes the current memory configuration only if necessary for compatibility with SWd. If the current database is compatible with SWd, then it remains unchanged, and if the current memory configuration is compatible with SWd, then it remains unchanged.
- Example FIG. 8 illustrates the download reformat portion 80 of the downloaded software SWd, according to the present invention.
- SWd causes the data processor 13 to restart running SWd at 77 in FIG. 7
- SWd determines at 81 whether or not SWd is an older version than SWc. If so, then any necessary data reformatting and memory reconfiguration have already occurred at 72 and 76 of the download control portion of SWc in FIG. 7. If SWd is not older than SWc at 81, then SWd is a newer version than SWc.
- SWd determines at 83 whether or not it supports the current database format, and reformats as needed at 85, and then determines at 87 whether or not it supports the current memory configuration, and changes the configuration as needed at 89.
- download control routine 70 of SWc and download reformat routine 80 of SWd provide for data format and memory configuration compatibility regardless of whether the downloaded software SWd is a newer version or an older version than currently executing software SWc.
- Example FIG. 9 illustrates another feature of the present invention wherein all new software versions S NEW include download control routine 70 from FIG. 7 and download reformat routine 80 from FIG. 8, along with the unique data handler portion 91 associated with that particular version of software (and other unillustrated functional portions that are not necessary to understand the invention).
- download control 70 and download reformat 80 included in all software versions, whenever any software version is downloaded to replace any other software version, and regardless of which version is older, the download process will automatically render the data format and memory configuration compatible to the requirements of data handler 91.
- the currently executing software will execute the download control routine 70, while the downloaded software will execute the download reformat routine 80.
- the data processor will access data memory as needed to render its configuration and data format compatible with data handler 91.
- any desired data access parameter can be adjusted using the procedures of FIGS. 7 and 8.
- any desired target parameter could be considered at 83 or 79, and adjusted as needed at 85 or 72.
- data handler 91 of each new software release S NEW advantageously includes full knowledge of the manner in which all data handlers of previous versions handle data (e.g., data formats, memory configurations). Such information is readily available and easily included in new software releases. This information permits the software S NEW to determine the need for, and perform as needed, the reformat and reconfiguration functions shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
- Example FIG. 10 illustrates a cellular telephone system which incorporates the above-described features of the present invention.
- a public switched telephone network 101 is connected to a mobile services switching center 103, which is in turn connected to base station controllers 105, which are in turn connected to base transceiver stations 107.
- the base transistor stations then are connected via the air interface to mobile communication devices such as mobile telephones at 109.
- Example FIG. 11 illustrates one of the base station controllers 105 of FIG. 10 executing a remote software download to a program memory 111 of a data processor 113 in one of the base transceiver stations 107.
- the base transceiver station (BTS) at 107 also includes data memory 117 connected to data processor 113, and data processor 113 includes execute portion 115 to execute software stored in program memory 111.
- Some exemplary reasons why data in a database may need to be reformatted include: (1) to add a database element/parameter (with some default values) that was removed by SWc but is required by SWd; (2) to remove a database element/parameter that was added by SWc but is not supported by SWd; and (3) to change the size of a database element/parameter to a size supported by SWd, for example, the size of an error log may have been increased or decreased from one software release to another.
- Some exemplary reasons for changing the memory configuration include: (1) to change the memory location of a database element/parameter such as an error log; (2) to change the memory location of a program stored in the memory; and (3) to change the storage structure of programs such as library routines that are stored in the memory, for example, changing between a "stacked" storage structure (wherein the software modules are stored in memory consecutively, one after another) and a "segmented” storage structure (wherein the software is divided into small segments and stored in the next free segment).
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